Accession number: Acc.811 / Function: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-23407a,b, described as A) Basket; coiled; oval; flat bottom; vertical sides; 2 loop handles; painted red designs; oval elements on exterior side. B) Lid; radiating pattern on exterior. Length 33.5 cm; width 21cm; height with llid 12.8 cm; height with handles 24.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-61755, described as Round, flat base. Circular triangular design in center area, zigzag designs around rim and base, in black and brown on straw colored ground. Plain twined. Made of white grass and maidenhair fern. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl, probably not used. Crossed warp starting knot. Warp material is probably hazel. The weft materials are conifer root, with beargrass overlay background, maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia overlay designs. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 1/2 inch, followed by plain twining for 1.25 inches, followed by three weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The designs include, at the base a star/flower shape, followed by several one to three weft wide circles, followed by a horizontal band of zigzags. On the side of the basket are several alternating up and down triangles with smaller triangles along their side. At the rim is a horizontal band with zigzags on the interior. The rim is trimmed. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single sided, on the exterior. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-61753, described as Twined. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular basket bowl, probably made for sale. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 3/4 inch plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1/8th inch of crossed warp open work. The rim appears to be comprised of 1 weft row of plain twining with reinforcing rods wrapped with beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. The main design is six diagonal sets of paired stacked triangles. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-61737, described as Coiled basket. Pedestal shaped bowl, black upward pointing triangles. Beads scattered near base. On 3 rod foundation with buff sedge root weft and black bull rush root designs. At rim of base distinctive Wappo rim ornamentation is trade beads of many colors are also a common Wappo trait. European shape.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-61754, described as Round, concave base, sides incurving at rim. Diagonal rectangular design in brown and black on straw colored ground, bands of same on base. Plain twined. Made of white grass and maidenhair fern. Tag "NW Cal Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular basket bowl, probably made for sale. Crossed warp starting knot indented and covered with maidenhair fern. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there is apparently 1 inch of three strand twining, followed by 3 weft rows of plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining, followed by 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by 3 weft rows three strand twining, followed by 1 1/2 inches of plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1/2 inch of parallel warp open work. The rim appears to be comprised of two or more weft rows of twining with reinforcing rods wrapped with beargrass. The main design is a horizontal row of diamonds in woodwardia and maidenhair fern on a beargrass background. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle model, accession number 1-61752, described as Baby cradle, open work twine.